The Count of Monte Cristo Group

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eb105
eb105
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High School - 10th Grade

Describe Edmond Dantes before jail and The Count of Monte Cristo after jail.

i have the basis of the question but i dont get the rest lol

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Posted by eb105 on Wednesday August 6, 2008 at 5:08 PM and tagged with characters, edmond dantes, the count of monte cristo.

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  1. missrice
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    Community / Jr. College

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    Edmond Dantes is intrinscally trusting and believes that he can have faith in his friends.  This is shown even when he is faced with an incriminating letter--he is sure it's all a big mistake. 

    In prison, he loses that faith, and begins to trust only in revenge.  He fundamentally changes from the underlying principle that all men are good to believe that underneath, all men are evil.  This allows him to enact his revenge as he does.

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    Posted by missrice on Thursday August 14, 2008 at 8:22 PM